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Periumbilical parasitic thumbprint purpura: Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome acquired from a cadaveric renal transplant
Author(s) -
Weiser J.A.,
Scully B.E.,
Bulman W.A.,
Husain S.,
Grossman M.E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00516.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathognomonic , strongyloides , cadaveric spasm , strongyloides stercoralis , skin biopsy , surgery , biopsy , dermatology , pathology , immunology , helminths , disease
J.A. Weiser, B.E. Scully, W.A. Bulman, S. Husain, M.E. Grossman. Periumbilical parasitic thumbprint purpura: Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome acquired from a cadaveric renal transplant.
Transpl Infect Dis 2011: 13: 58–62. All rights reserved Abstract: Periumbilical parasitic thumbprint purpura may be a presenting sign of hyperinfection strongyloidiasis in the immunocompromised host. We report a case of fatal hyperinfection strongyloidiasis acquired from a cadaveric renal allograft, diagnosed by the pathognomonic periumbilical thumbprint purpuric eruption, confirmed by skin biopsy and laboratory testing.